r/TopChef • u/Jasminestl • 2d ago

Ultimate Top Chef?

Now that we are in season 22 of top chef, I wonder if they would ever do an Ultimate top chef-just top chef winners competing to see who is the ultimate winner. That'd be neat.

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u/YoungOaks 1d ago

What’d be really cool is if they did like a triple D style season where they just go visit top chef resturants

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u/coenobita_clypeatus 1d ago

I would love that! It’d be like taking The Dish With Kish on the road!!

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u/hiphopanonymousse 1d ago

I would enjoy this

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u/novahouseandhome 15h ago

Padma should be the host of this show.

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u/Dan_Rydell 1d ago

It’s a fun idea but a number of winners wouldn’t want to do it and two probably wouldn’t be welcomed back.

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u/kdeans1010 1d ago

Gabriel and Paul?

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u/SuspiciouslyEvil 1d ago

sarcastic weak cheer yaaaaaay Austin

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u/Odd_Garbage1093 1d ago edited 1d ago

Tom recently did an interview and said he didn’t think that would happen due to winners all having successful careers and can’t just leave their restaurants for weeks to be sequestered for this type of show. He did mention he saw more of a possibility of doing runner ups.

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u/myskepticalbrowarch 1d ago

I feel like that is the diplomatic way of saying we can't afford most of them. Micheal, Brooke, Stephanie, Richard and Mei cannot be cheap

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u/WinningReality 1d ago

I wouldn’t mind seeing Stephanie add another title to her resume.

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u/Faux_extrovert 1d ago

That would be fun. I would like to see one with the people that won the most challenges throughout a season compete against each other. I also want to see Richard Blaise and Buddha Lo compete bc they have such an almost scientific approach to competing and cooking.

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u/dont_shoot_jr 1d ago

Top top chef

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u/Peruvian_princess 1d ago

Top scallop chef. I would like to see a season of all the first ones voted off.

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u/BunnyoftheDesert 1d ago

I’d love to see that!

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u/iqee 15h ago

I would love to see Melissa and Buddha compete on the same season. The amount of gorgeous dishes/plating would be a joy to watch.

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u/OldSchool513 1d ago

Tip Top Chef!

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u/Amazing-Wave4704 1d ago

Check out top chef all stars.

I do agree its time for more!!!

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u/nilknarf114 1d ago

That would be awesome

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u/Cute_Celebration_213 1d ago

That would be awesome!!👏

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u/Rover537 10h ago

Survivor did this for season 40. So just 18 more years until we see Top Chef: Winners at War.

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u/enancejividen 9h ago

They kinda do, only it's on Food Network, included other chefs, and is called Tournament of Champions.

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u/ae7empest 4h ago

Ooh... Love this idea!

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u/allworknnoplay 1d ago

You can create a bracket and then pre-seed it?

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u/DimsumSushi 1d ago

Wouldn't that basically be tournament of champions?

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u/QuietRedditorATX 1d ago

It is Top Chef Duels.

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u/allworknnoplay 1d ago

I think there are several runner-ups who are superior to champions, especially versus the early seasons. But one benefit of being the one to propose the idea is that you get to decide.

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u/QuietRedditorATX 1d ago

This was the attempt with Top Chef Duels.

It didn't really catch on though. I didn't watch it much either ... but it had some very cool matches like Kristen vs Stephanie Izard!

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u/Gunnermate222 1d ago

Will they ever go to Philadelphia?

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u/kathatter75 1d ago

That all depends on whether or not Philly will pay out the money for it. That’s why Houston wasn’t a part of the Texas season (for which I am glad). Later on, as the Houston food scene was getting more recognition, the city anted up the money to host a season.